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Police Briefs 09/12/07

After reportedly wandering through Bailey Hall and asking students for money, a Lansing resident with no university affiliation was escorted off campus Sunday night, MSU police Sgt. Florene McGlothian-Taylor said.

FOOTBALL

Student overflow causes chaos in stadium sections

When it comes to seating in sections 14 and 15 in the south end zone, it’s a no-holds-barred scamper to find a slab of aluminum to stand on if one of the 13,600 students with tickets decides to arrive too close to game time, or leaves his or her seat during the first half.

NEWS

Energy efforts

In a time when concern over the environment seems to be growing daily and the solutions to those concerns becoming increasingly complex, MSU appears to be making headway. MSU was recently awarded a Campus Sustainability Leadership Award for universities with more than 7,500 students.

FEATURES

Generation plastic

Move over, cash and checks — paper forms of payment are out. Electronic payments have surpassed checks and cash for in-store payments, according to an American Bankers Association, or ABA, and Dove Consulting payment preference study.

MICHIGAN

E.L. stages community safety carnival

Claire Schertzing thought it was unusual to see a helicopter landing in the middle of a baseball diamond. The Glencairn School sixth-grader stood in line with other children to observe the cabin of a Michigan State Police helicopter Monday at the National Night Out Safety Carnival at Patriarche Park, on the corner of Alton Road and Saginaw Street.

FEATURES

Health not only about weight

Dr. D, Everyone is talking about obesity these days. My roommate is telling me to count calories, others tell me carbohydrates are bad, some say to restrict fat and others just say I should eat what I want! I am having trouble sorting it out.

FEATURES

In the know: How to do a push-up

Push-ups work your biceps, triceps, chest, shoulder and abdomen muscles. It’s important to concentrate on your form, or pulled muscles or injuries could ensue.

SPORTS

Former Spartans earn LPGA status

MSU alumni and former members of the women’s golf team Emily Bastel and Allison Fouch finished as the top two money leaders in the 2007 Duramend Futures Tour, earning their tour exemption for the 2008 LPGA season.